American soldiers inspect a metal German pillbox pulled out of the ground, installed on the Gustav line between the Tyrrhenian sea (on the west) to the Adriatic sea (on the east) with the focal point being Cassino; Italy; February 15, 1944.

Fortification from which to fire

Soldiers of the 244th Infantry Regiment, of the US 70th Infantry Division receive letters in the French commune of Wingen-sur-Moder, after recapturing it from German troops; January 7, 1945.

Good to hear  from home

Members of a U.S. Army engineer unit stand on “dragon’s teeth” antitank obstacles in a portion of the West Wall during the Saar Offensive; November 1944.